Polymers and Composites
Course programme
| DAY 1 | 28th November 2010 |
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| Presenters: | Prof. John Ebdon and Dr Barry Hunt |
| 08.00 | Introduction (JRE) Concepts; definitions; examples |
| 09.00 | Polymer Solubility and Solutions (BJH) Ideal and non-ideal behaviour; solution viscosities; viscometry |
| 10.00 | Break |
| 10.30 | Chain Reaction Polymerization (JRE) Radical, ionic and coordination mechanisms; examples; laboratory and commercial practise |
| 11.30 | Molecular Weights and their Measurement (BJH) Size exclusion chromatography (SEC); osmometry (Mn); light scattering (Mw ); other methods |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Step Reaction Polymerization (JRE) Condensation and rearrangement; examples; laboratory and commercial practise |
| DAY 2 | 29th November 2010 |
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| Presenters: | Prof. John Ebdon, Dr Barry Hunt and Jan C.T. Kwak |
| 07.30 | Water Soluble Polymers (JK) |
| 08.30 | Physical States and Termal Transitions (BJH) Amorphous and crystalline states; glass transition; melting; differential scanning calorimtery (DSC); dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA); microindentation |
| 09.30 | Identification and analysis of polymers and polymer
additives - 1 (JRE) Chemical, physical and spectroscopic methods for identifying polymers and additives |
| 10.30 | Break |
| 11.00 | Identification and analysis of polymer and polymer additives - 2 (JRE) Spectroscopic methods for determining polymer composition, crystallinity, tacticity, chain branching |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 | Polymer Degradation and Stabilization (BJH) Degradation mechanisms; polymer stabilizers; thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) |
| 14:00 | Selected Polymers, their Properties and Applications (JRE) Polyolefins; polyamides and polyesters; synthetic elastomers;epoxy resins |
| DAY 3 | 30th November 2010 |
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| Presenters: | Prof. Costas Soutis, Dr Alma Hodzic and Dr Mariam AlMaadeed |
| 07.30 | Polymer Composites: reinforcements, manufacturing and classification (AH) |
| 08.30 | Short and long fibre composites (AH) |
| 09.30 | Break |
| 10.00 | Irradiation Effects on Polymers (MA) |
| 11.00 | Polymers in industrial applications (AH) |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00-14.00 | Laminate Theory (CS) |
| 14.00-15.00 | Design of composites for strength and damage resistance (CS) |
| DAY 4 | 1st December 2010 |
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| Presenters: | Prof. Costas Soutis, Dr Alma Hodzic and Dr Mariam AlMaadeed |
| 07.30 | Recycling and life cycle analysis of polymers (AH) |
| 008.30 | Nanocomposites (AH) |
| 09.30 | Break |
| 10.00 | Biodegradable Polymers (MA) |
| 11.00 | Creep, fatigue and dynamic mechanical properties in composites (CS) |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 | Hybrid Composites (CS) |
| 14.00 | Environmental effects on the behaviour of composites (CS) |
| DAY 5 | 2nd December 2010 |
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| Presenters: | Dr Ramazan Kahraman, Dr. Nabil Madi and Dr. Elsadig A. Mahdi |
| 07.30 | Design and Fabrications of Polymer Composites (EM) |
| 08.30 | Water Adsorption Behaviour - Case Study of Palm/Polypropylene Composite (RK) |
| 09.30 | Break |
| 10.00 | Adhesives - case study on adhesive joints bonded with metal particle filled epoxy (RK) |
| 11.00 | Design and Fabrication of an Effective Polymer Composite Case Study: Wrap Repair System for High Pressure Pipelines (EM) |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00-14.00 | Ion Beam Applications (NM) |
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